Massachusetts man indicted on two robbery charges

SEABROOK — A man who police believe was responsible for a number of high-profile robberies in Massachusetts is now facing charges in connection with two that occurred in Seabrook.

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By Patrick Cronin

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By Patrick Cronin

Posted Aug. 1, 2014 at 2:00 AM

By Patrick Cronin

Posted Aug. 1, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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SEABROOK — A man who police believe was responsible for a number of high-profile robberies in Massachusetts is now facing charges in connection with two that occurred in Seabrook.

Joseph J. Sadowski, 48, of 38 Orchard St., was indicted this month by a Rockingham County grand jury on two counts of robbery.

Sadowski is accused of robbing A1 Stateline Convenience Store on Nov. 14, 2013, and Pet City on Nov. 20, 2013.

Sadowski was arrested in December of 2013, by Ambesbury, Mass. police on a warrant.

After his arrest, police obtained a search warrant for his residence and found several items that linked him to a gas station robbery in that town as well as others in the Merrimack Valley region.

The New Hampshire charges were brought forward by the Seabrook Police Department.

Police allege that on Nov. 14, 2013, Sadowski robbed the convenience store at 134 Lafayette Road "armed with a screwdriver or other pry tool."

Police said Sadowski demanded money from the female clerk before jumping over the counter and prying open the cash register.

"The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and the clerk was unharmed," according to a statement released by police at the time.

In the Pet City robbery, police allege Sadowski entered the store at 185 Lafayette Road claiming he had a knife. Sadowski, described at the time as a 5-foot-8 white man with a medium build wearing a hooded jacket and a knit hat, didn't successfully take any money from that store.

"The suspect attempted to remove the cash register from the business before being confronted by the clerk. He then demanded money from the clerk and an altercation ensued. The suspect ran to a waiting car in the adjacent parking lot of Tobacco Depot," said a statement released by police at the time.